Grande non-fat latte for Princess Leia!
I have actually talked about this here before.
I used to do that - give a fake name at Starbucks. You know, it's just easier than trying to spell my name for them & then have them fuck it all up anyway. Sometimes when they ask me my name, if I'm feeling especially ornery, I just say, "Kalisah, with a 'K'." and I leave them at that. They still don't get it right, but it's sometimes fun to see how they try.
I actually still do give a fake name if I'm not in my regular Starbucks. They know me there so it's rather pointless. Some of the names I've given include: Kate, Katie, Drew, Emmy, Emma, Rachel, Carrie, Evan and Evie. My best Starbucks name though, was "Brando."
The article mentions that some people like to use Star Wars names, which seems a little over the top for me.
Do you give fake names? What do you use?
I'm not sure why, but I often used to book restaurants under the name "Obolenskivichi".
Posted by
theotherbear |
7:02 PM
I have a friend whose last name is Large. She always gave fake names when ordering pizza because she got tired of people saying to her, "No, your NAME. I KNOW you want a large pizza..."
Posted by
Anonymous |
9:14 AM
I don't use fake names much for myself, but once I ordered a drink for my daughter and used the name Rory.
:-)
Posted by
Debra@Peaceabull |
9:34 AM
Rory! I love it!
Posted by
Kalisa |
12:38 PM
I used to just say Matt, even if he wasn't with me. But now I say Melati and I say it as fast as I can to see how badly they can mess it up. It's quite gratifying.
Posted by
melati |
7:09 PM
Craig is our family's fake name of choice (for first names), that and Chet. For last names, we make an effort to create a really long multi-ethnic name, like Finkelsteinnenshantichan. Stuff like that. And then just throw letters out if they ask for help spelling. Or change to Smith at the last minute.
Posted by
Kaleigh |
9:45 AM
I can relate. My name, Shea (like Shea Stadium), is very often mispronounced. It was SO embarrassing in grade school when teachers would call me She-a. Ugh! It was awful. Now, my hubby always knows it's a solicitor calling when they call and ask for She-a, he just hangs up.
Posted by
Anonymous |
10:49 AM